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Wisconsin Primary Results: Live Thread One

By Jeralyn

Update: MSNBC, 9:01pm: Too early to call but Obama has lead in exit polls.

Bump and Update: Polls about to close. CNN is going to announce what they know and then talk about Huckabee. What does that tell you? If the media makes you crazy tonight, here's a new thread to vent about it.

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Polls close in 45 minutes in Wisconsin. MSNBC results here, CNN results here. Predictions? Thoughts? More below.

The networks are all saying this is a huge deal for Hillary. I disagree. She never expected to win the Feb. contests. She's concentrating on Texas, Ohio and PA. The only question I see is whether momentum from a big win tonight for Obama, should it happen, will affect voters in those three states. Als0, anything can happen in three weeks that could stop or reverse momentum. Anyone who thinks the race is over tonight if Obama wins big is mistaken, in my view.

I'll be updating this post as the results come in. (Big Tent Democrat will either update here or in comments.)

On a lighter note, how fast will the networks call Wisconsin? Take the poll below.

By Big Tent Democrat

The exit polls are predicting Obama 57-43. This would be a big win for Obama because he is predicted to win women 51-49. So the storyline is clear. The Media will dance on Hillary's grave tonight. And the fact is this would be a devastating blow. It will take a comeback now in Texas and Ohio to get her back in the game.

The other issue to watch is the delegate breakdown. Hillary lost Alabama 58-42 but split the delegates. If she keeps it close among the delegates, she will try and spin that as a good result.

Full post as published by TalkLeft on February 19, 2008 (boomark / email).